3.0.0 1975 2023-01-11T13:38:15Z 2023-01-11T13:38:15Z Senate S 2017-10-17 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-17T22:36:54Z Federal Land Management Act of 2017 115 2099 S 2017-11-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262. Related bill CRS 2017-10-17 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6465) IntroReferral 2017-10-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. N W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-10-17 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Virginia Water quality Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-10-17 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-09T17:10:50Z Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017

This bill adds specified additional lands in the George Washington National Forest (a part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky) to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) may use motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the Rich Hole addition until it is incorporated into the Rich Hole Wilderness in order to enhance natural ecosystems by implementing certain activities to improve water quality and aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest Service document titled "Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project" and dated December 2015.

In carrying out such water quality and aquatic passage improvement activities, USDA must use the minimum tool or administrative practice necessary when using such equipment and transport with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and resources.

]]> Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017 Display Title Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate additions to the Rich Hole Wilderness and the Rough Mountain Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1975is/xml/BILLS-115s1975is.xml 2017-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6465) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.